Postoperative pain management - Clinical practice is stil not optimal

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 207-210

  Haljamäe, Hengo ^a   Stomberg, M Warrén ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Nursing Sciences ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Pain measurement; Pain, postoperative; Postoperative complications; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NOCICEPTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 1842535880     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cacc.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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